The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-07
WEsTMORELAND AND SMITH.
A Suggestion That the End is Not Yet
What Will Happen2
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Athens (Gd) Cor. atlanta Journal
Mr. CAN'T, of the Banner Waterman, re-
turned Monday night from visit to Col.
James NJ. Smith, at Pleasant Hill. He
had an extended interview with that gen
tleman, and says: AT the proper time Col.
Smith will notice DIR. Westmoreland'S
attack, and take such steps as will become
gentleman"
This remark is suggestive that further
correspondence or action of a hostile char
acter is contemplated But the Banner
Wdtchmdn, in an editorial of this morning,
deprecates this mode of settling the diff
Guilty 1t says: This publication from DIR:
Westmoreland places Col Smith in a most
unfortunate condition. While the assailant
of his character is gentleman in every
way his equal, and man of established
honor and courage, it is well
known fact that DR.. Westmoreland
is all old and very feeble man,
who is literally tottering over the verge of
the grave. Now, the question naturally
arises, can Col Smith, who is a hale and
vigorous man, in the prime of life and pos
sessed of great physical strength and every
attribute to perfect manhood, afford to
notice this attack from DR.. Westmoreland?
We assert that he cannot He would place
himself in an unenviable light, and go upon
the field of honor bereft of the Endorsement
VI UilS pUlDllc tHuU Is uuO 10 UD0 dSSdIleu
party. Rather than vindicate his character
for courage by fighting DR.. Westmoreland,
would Col. Smith bring on himself the stigma
of cowardice by encountering one SO much
his inferior in all that goes to make up
vigorous manhood To challenge or as
sault Dr. Westmoreland would bring upon
Col. Smith the denunciation of the entire
country, and we again assert that he cannot
afford to do SO. The friends of Col. Smith,
however, know full well that he is not the
man to rest under such card as that over
DR.. Westmoreland's name. He will not
let it go by unnoticed, but will take such
steps as will vindicate himself without lay
ing himself open in reality to the charge Of
cowardice by encountering this old and
feeble man."
A correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle
reports what Col Smith has said about his
difficulty with Dr. Westmoreland and his
interview with Capt. Howard Williams, as
follows:
While was at Col. Smiths home last
week the subject of his rumored meeting
with DR.. Westmoreland was brought up at
the breakfast table, and he treated the whole
thing as huge joke He said Williams
called upon him and made known that he
was the bearer of a challenge from DR..
Westmoreland He had to think moment
before he could recollect what it was all
about. "Then, )" said he, Il asked Howard how
long it had been since had given the of
Tense" "About eighteen months, think y
"Well, think ought to have as long to
make up my mind as he took to make up
his. Come back in about eighteen months
and I'll give you an answer" Continued
Col Smith: II could not harbor malice
against anybody eighteen months. The
thing had passed from my mind, and
could not go to fighting over a quarrel a
year and half old Ny mad was all gone"
and the Colonel laughed a merry laugh, as
if nothing was farther from his mind than
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